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Video Service Corp
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English
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Based on the landmark memoir by John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me stars James Whitmore as Griffin, who medically altered his pigment and, with the help of a sunlamp, reinvented himself as an itinerant black writer navigating his way through Mississippi and Alabama. Along the way he experienced firsthand both crushing racism and the incredible life force of the Afro-American communities.
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English
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A 50th-anniversary tribute shares the story of the youngest person to complete the momentous Selma to Montgomery March, describing her frequent imprisonments for her participation in nonviolent demonstrations and how she felt about her involvement in historic Civil Rights events.
4) John Henry
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English
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Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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HarperCollins Publishers
Language
English
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In this book Zora Neale Hurston records the voices of ordinary people and pays tribute to the richness of Black vernacular--its crisp self-awareness, singular wit, and improvisational wordplay. These folk-tales reflect the joys and sorrows of the African-American experience, celebrate the redemptive power of storytelling, and showcase the continuous presence in America of the Africanized language that flourishes to this day.
7) Betrayed
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Urban Books, LLC
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English
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"In Haley's compelling Mitchell family drama, characters struggle to learn the true meaning of unconditional love, the power of forgiveness, and God's amazing grace."--bookdepository.com
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Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Co
Language
English
Description
Five years after his beloved wife's death, wealthy Quentin Chambers still hasn't returned to the church or his music ministry. Even his home is now devoid of music, and without his attention, Quentin's five children are getting out of control, until his mother steps in and hires him a live-in nanny. Montana is pretty, compassionate, church-going, and even has a beautiful singing voice. The children take to her right away, and soon enough Quentin finds...
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Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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"[In this graphic novel adaptation,] Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the...
11) John Henry
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Publisher
ABDO Pub
Edition
Library bound edition.
Language
English
Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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Link and Hud volume 1
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Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton &Company
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Brothers Lincoln and Hudson Dupre go on imainary adventures that often wreak havoc in the real world and conspire to undermine their newest babysitter.
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Frances Foster Books
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
One night in the early 1930s, William Edmondson, the son of former slaves and a janitor in Nashville, Tennessee, heard God speaking to him. And so he began to carve - tombstones, birdbaths, and stylized human figures, whose spirits seemed to emerge fully formed from the stone. Soon Edmondson's talents caught the eye of prominent members of the art world, and in 1937 he became the first black artist to have a solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art...
15) John Henry
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Millbrook Press
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English
Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
16) Men of honor
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
The story of Carl Brashear, the first African American, then also the first amputee, US Navy diver.
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Wahida Clark Presents Pub Llc
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English
Description
Neisha Thompson, a popular cheerleader, has a crush on major player, Marcus Hamilton. Everything about Marcus screams want-able, and Neisha wants everything to do with him. But when she notices that one of the sluttiest girls at Wilson High, Lynda Andrews, also has a thing for Marcus Hamilton, the competition starts. Even though these two girls have real feelings for him, Marcus wants nothing more than to make these girls his next conquests. Neisha...
18) Meet Miss Fancy
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old African American boy wants to welcome the circus elephant named Miss Fancy to her new home in a nearby park, but he is disappointed to see a sign No Colored Allowed.
20) Timid
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Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Cecil Hall and his family have just moved from Florida to Massachusetts, near Boston. Cecil is anxious about making friends because he doesn't know where he'll fit in. His older sister, Leah, thinks he should befriend the other black kids at his new school, but Cecil isn't sure how he'd go about doing that. He wants to be known for his comics-making talent, anyway. But the few kids who are impressed by Cecil's art aren't always...
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